What are your favorite cleaning products?

[ScarletKat]

The wetting of the carpet will allow the shampoo to dissolve again, and blotting out, or drawing out with the carpet cleaner should remove any shampoo in there. I suppose how quickly and completely depends on how much is in there.

[cessypoo]

My all time favourite: I like using vinegar and also paired with baking soda.

[sue311]

I second and third that Mela bathroom cleaners are the best especially Tub and Tile. I dot have to scrub, simply spray and wipe...plus its not toxic so I can stay in the bathroom and clean the sink, etc.

[littlescotia]

I have asthma, and regular cleaners set me off and make me sick! I use Watkins line of natural home cleaners (I especially love the Tub and Tile - I can spray it and actually STAY in the bathroom to clean it!)

I also am a big fan of VINEGAR and baking soda! I use it in my oven, to unclog drains, and when ever I feel I need a "scrubber."

I used to work for head office for a green company, and I'm friends with a man who works in a factory that manufactures dish soap, and learned SO much stuff about all the chemicals that go into that stuff. Crazy awful toxic stuff.

[healthyma]

I also have used Shaklee products gentle and work well. I also use Homeology too. These are also ecofriendly products that have essentials oils in them not a strong smell at all and work great too. These are from Gold Canyon GoldCanyon.com | Home | Scented Candles, Body Care, and Natural Home Cleaning Products ID 242567

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[AngelaSam]

Mrs. Murphy's natural cleaning products. They clean better than most chemical cleaners and have a wonderful smell.

[melthegiftgirl]

I have to agree with several others that baking soda is a great cleaning product. I used to use Bon Ami because there is no scent but baking soda is cheaper and seems to do the job just as well.

[Cyndi318]

I am probably going to take a beating for this one because my faves aren't 'green'. However, I ran a construction cleaning business for several years and went through an abundance of products to land on the ones that worked best on some nasssssty stuff! The products that I found to do the most work for you are Comet, Greased Lightning, Pine Power and good old bleach. BTW, if you're doing construction cleans - sheetrock dust has the same scrubbing-and-not-scratching property as Comet and is usually abundant in a new house. Free too, and that doesn't hurt.

Greased Lightning is definitely my favorite all purpose cleaner and it works great diluted 50/50 with water. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I'm a simple southern gal, and down here everybody knows you can build a house with duct tape - but you can also clean one with Greased Lightning.

Another thing I learned in the biz - those nasty black scuff marks on your linoleum and/or finished hardwoods will come off instantly if you slip off your shoe and kick the crap out of 'em with your sock! If that doesn't work for you, Comet does. I just prefer the sock method. Makes me feel like I'm kicking the ding-dong who left the scuff mark on my floor in the first place.

[MidwestMommax3]

I guess it's not a "cleaning product" but I love Febreeze! Anything that smells like or comes close to "Clean Linen"--I'm a huge fan of! Especially, the carpet cleaner. Nothing like the smell of fresh laundry everywhere (especially when your trying to get rid of dirty diaper smells, lol).

[heidimaag]

Did you ever think about using safer products? Everything you listed has a ton of chemicals that are harmful to you and your home. There are much more effective cheaper products out there, that don't effect your health and indoor air quality.